‘Delusions’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 4

Q: I have a girlfriend. She is 24, but as mature as a 40-year-old — intelligent, wise, imaginative, romantic, sensitive, emotional. She values true feelings and truth in front of any human quality. But she says she has supernatural powers. She says she can: cook eggs in her hands, move objects with her mind, change [...]

Q: My 14-year-old son has been diagnosed with OCD and GAD along with some paranoia. He actually goes a week or two without any paranoid episodes. Is that common? It seems that if he was paranoid, he’d always be paranoid.

A: Great question! In clinical practice we encounter various types of paranoia and at different levels. [...]

Q: I believe that my husband is suffering from a delusional disorder — in particular, delusional or morbid jealousy. He is fixated on the idea that I self-pleasure in my sleep and call out the names of other men (neighbors, co-workers, etc.) almost every night. We have only been married two months, although we have [...]

Q: My father is talking like he would never talk. He has been saying things he would never say. He told me about a dream he had of me (his daughter) and him participating in sexual acts with one another. He’s in his mid-60’s. Is this considered to be a beginning stage of Alzheimer’s? My [...]

Q: I am a college student, and one of my friends has started to develop what I think may be symptoms of schizophrenia. He is in one of my morning classes, and he stopped showing up for class. I would joke with him about it but that’s because I thought he was just sleeping in. [...]